Health Sciences & Services at University of Utah

If you plan to study health sciences & services, take a look at what University of Utah has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

U of U is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and approximately 33,081 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Health Sciences & Services section at the bottom of this page.

U of U Health Sciences & Services Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Health Science

U of U Health Sciences & Services Rankings

Health Science Student Demographics at U of U

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the health science majors at University of Utah.

U of U Health Sciences & Services Master’s Program

78% Women

11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 22% of health science master's degrees went to men and 78% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in health science each year. U of U does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

Of the students who received a health science master's degree from U of U, 72% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Utah with a master's in health science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	13
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Health Sciences & Services

If you plan to be a health science major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Utah. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	15
General Health & Wellness	1

Careers That Health Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in health science can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for UT, the home state for University of Utah.

Occupation	Jobs in UT	Average Salary in UT
Community Health Workers	550	$47,830

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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